We discuss the best, worst, dumbest and best Christmas traditions we all celebrate (along with a few more obscure ones) with our guest, Angelina Martin!

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Three-time guest Nicole Russell rejoins the committee for what was supposed to be a movie episode. However, about a month ago, we sat down and watched the movie: Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas. The experience left the three of us so deeply depressed, we couldn’t muster the enthusiasm or serotonin needed to record an episode. A month later, we’re emotionally healed enough to briefly relive the experience, if only as a warning to you, the audience, and humanity at large. We also talk the toys that attack little girls, the birds that attack Adam, and why it’s insane that McDonald’s employees aren’t paid more than dentists.

Our delightful guest Sawyer Stull joins us for a harrowing Christmas Advice segment (what if your Christmas tree was full of pillbugs?) and we read a daring man's saga in a special Reverse Criminal Cop!

We go full Robert Stack with our guest Justin Hicks as we look into some Unsolved Christmastime Mysteries!

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We dish out some tough love and Christmas Advice with our guest, Chris Tellez. NOTE: at about 11:00 in Chris's mic drops out for 3 minutes and I want to state for the record that he turned it off with his thumb and this is in no way my fault.

Our friend Alex joins the Committee to talk about his now-infamous run-in with Alex Jones at Lucy's Fried Chicken.

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It's an episode of scary stories with our guest, Raghav Mehta (Pod Damn America, the ACLU)! He shares the darkest Christmas memory we've had yet, then Adam recounts the Sugar Ray Biker story, and in the back half we gather round the campfire for a bone-rattling ghost story session.

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Former Austinite and consummate podcast professional Kath Barbadoro hops in the committee and we dive into one of Kath's fortes, the scams and cons of Christmas. We look at what the Better Business Bureau (noted scam artists themselves) says are the most prolific schemes to watch out for, then we read about the Con Artist Who Saved Christmas.

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Goth socialist and government surveillance priority Jake Flores is in the Committee and we look at the deep, dark, fucked up origins of our favorite Christmas traditions, along with some really insane traditions we don't do anymore but we should definitely bring back. And in our Criminal Cop of the Week, we find out how not to play Russian Roulette. There are rules.

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Jake Rowe comes by the committee and we find out how he fits into Avery's family tree, then we find out Producer Bernie's genealogy. We also dive into the Christmas News Bag and guess what, turns out Arizona is still the worst state in America.

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Evan Rabalais tells us about a nightmare Baton Rouge comic, then we dive into an up-close-and-personal Christmas Advice and read our first-ever email question. TOOK LONG ENOUGH.

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How much did you spend on Christmas gifts this year? $200? $500? $1000? We got into expensive Christmas gifts with our guest, Christina Parrish, and it turns out that you are a lowlife deadbeat cheapskate because there are people spending $1,000,000 (with an M) on Christmas gifts! Don't you feel bad? Don't you feel like a poor little dirt person? Merry Christmas, we're back!

See Christina's movie on February 17! https://www.austinfilm.org/screening/call-me-brother/

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Avery walks us through her experience at the famed Magic Castle in Hollyweird, Cali-funky-a, we preview Thanksgiving with our guest, Ashley Overton, and we wrap up with some Black Friday horror stories.

Mike Wiebe hangs out! We talk about the new BookPeople union and Santa's bones. Plus a few local canvassers drop by and help Adam review movies for the holiday season. Find us at https://www.facebook.com/AveryAndAdamsChristmasCommittee and on Twitter @thechristmaspod! Send us comments and Christmas Advice questions at thechristmaspod at gmail dot com!

We're back from an extended Fallcation (a vacation where you fall down a lot) and we brought our movie correspondent Nicole Russell back to watch Santa's Slay, a movie that feels like a Disney Channel Christmas movie until they start decapitating old people. What did we think of this? Were we permanently scarred? Do we even like Christmas anymore? Find out!Find us at https://www.facebook.com/AveryAndAdamsChristmasCommittee and on Twitter @thechristmaspod! Send us comments and Christmas Advice questions at thechristmaspod at gmail dot com!

The King of Snacks Rob Gagnon graces the Committee with his presence, and we honor his visit with a pork-stuffed, cheese-coated and chocolate-glazed episode that's all about the treats. We talk the marvel of the sous vide, Reese's penis, the ubiquitous green bean casserole and way more.

The future is your children coming home from their Amazon preschool to open presents under an Amazon-delivered tree. Our guest Ron Lechler keeps us optimistic as we stare into the abyss!Find us at https://www.facebook.com/AveryAndAdamsChristmasCommittee and on Twitter @thechristmaspod! Send us comments and Christmas Advice questions at thechristmaspod at gmail dot com!

Mamma Mia! Avery brings in our musician friend Andy Bianculli to show Adam how Christmas is done, La Famiglia Style. Then we debate the merits of the nation of Portugal, and we talk about a cop who steals meat!

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